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What are the 4 basic parts of the ear's anatomy?
Outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, auditory nerves
What structures make up the conductive part of the auditory anatomy?
The outer and middle ear
What structure make up the sensory-neural part of the auditory anatomy?
The inner ear and auditory nerves
What is air conduction?
sound waves generated by movement that go through the entire hearing mechanism and are registered as sound
What is bone conduction?
Hearing stimulated by vibrating the bone around the auricle, which stimulates the cochlea directly
What happens when a tuning fork is struck harder?
It increases the intensity of the fork's tone
What are the 3 types of hearing loss?
Conductive, sensory-neural, mixed
What is conductive hearing loss?
Impairment of the conductive mechanism
What is sensory-neural hearing loss?
Impairment of the sensory-neural mechanism
What are 4 well known tuning fork tests?
Schwabach, Rinne, Bing, Weber
What is the relationship between air conduction impairment and bone conduction?
An impairment of the conductive mechanism enhances bone conducted perception of sound